Breach Intelligence

6,875

Total breached databases

Fit und Munter (fitundmunter.de) is a German fitness and wellness community forum. At some point, it allegedly suffered a data breach that was later shared on an underground forum. Reports suggest that data belonging to approximately 29,000 members was exposed. The compromised information reportedly includes email addresses, usernames, names, plaintext passwords, IP addresses, and geographic location details.
  • Data: Email Addresses Passwords Names Geographic Locations Usernames IP Addresses Websites
  • Records: 77,847
  • Lines: 588,632
  • Size: 508.87 MB
  • Passwords: Plaintext, MD5
Segforum.de, a German online discussion forum, allegedly suffered a data breach of its phpBB user database. Reports suggest the exposed data covered approximately 2,200 forum members. The compromised records reportedly included email addresses, usernames, IP addresses, dates of birth, member locations, websites, and passwords stored as phpBB phpass hashes.
  • Domain: segforum.de
  • Country: Germany
  • Category: Forums & Communities
  • Data: Email Addresses Passwords Geographic Locations Usernames IP Addresses Site Activity Websites Birthdates
  • Records: 2,383
  • Lines: 15,743
  • Size: 2.89 MB
  • Passwords: PHPass
  • Cracked: 0%
Sometime before September 2024, GCC Deutschland (gcc-deutschland.de) allegedly suffered a data breach. GCC Deutschland GmbH is a German retailer of large-format and photo printing systems, and the affected data came from its WordPress store's user table. It has been reported that the database was published on a hacking forum. Reports suggest approximately 356 accounts were exposed, including usernames, email addresses, full names, and hashed passwords.
  • Date: Sep 2024
  • Domain: gcc-deutschland.de
  • Threat Actor: Nor_leaked
  • Country: Germany
  • Category: E-commerce & Retail
  • Data: Email Addresses Usernames Passwords Names
  • Records: 356
  • Lines: 357
  • Size: 50.76 KB
  • Passwords: Hashed
  • Cracked: 0%
In September 2025, the German university Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU, fau.de) allegedly suffered a data breach. Reports suggest the exposed data came from a TYPO3-based palaeontology-collection web database operated by the university, and that a threat actor going by "KaruHunters" published it publicly. The breach allegedly exposed approximately 600 individuals — primarily university staff, researchers, and external collaborators — including email addresses, names, usernames, phone numbers, and MD5-hashed passwords for backend accounts. It has been reported that source code was leaked alongside the database.
  • Date: Sep 25, 2025
  • Domain: fau.de
  • Threat Actor: KaruHunters
  • Country: Germany
  • Category: Education
  • Data: Email Addresses Passwords Names Phone Numbers Physical Locations Geographic Locations Usernames Genders Site Activity Profile Photos Birthdates Bios
  • Records: 703
  • Lines: 3,618,560
  • Size: 768.33 MB
  • Passwords: MD5
  • Cracked: 0%
Sometime before March 2025, the German local community news website Heimatreport.de allegedly suffered a data breach. Reports suggest the exposed data originated from the site's WordPress comments and users tables. It has been reported that approximately 800 individuals were affected, with the leaked data including email addresses, usernames, names, IP addresses, websites, and a small number of PHPass password hashes belonging to registered accounts.
  • Data: Email Addresses Usernames Names IP Addresses Websites Passwords
  • Records: 1,981
  • Lines: 7,414
  • Size: 1.27 MB
  • Passwords: PHPass
  • Cracked: 0%
In 2025, the mailbox of a regional equestrian sports association in Germany (psvwe.de, serving the Weser-Ems area) was allegedly compromised and later published in April 2026 by a threat actor known as "NormalLeVrai". The association organizes equestrian competitions, trains riders and coaches, and coordinates regional riding clubs. Reports suggest around 16,000 emails (with attachments) were exposed from the association's account, from which roughly 260 unique correspondent email addresses were recovered. No passwords were included.
  • Date: Apr 30, 2026
  • Domain: psvwe.de
  • Threat Actor: NormalLeVrai
  • Country: Germany
  • Category: Sports
  • Data: Email Addresses Messages
  • Records: 262
  • Lines: 463,675
  • Size: 150.95 MB
  • Passwords: No
In July 2026, data belonging to AWO Südost (awo-suedost.de) allegedly appeared on a ransomware leak site. AWO Südost is a regional branch of the German social-welfare organisation Arbeiterwohlfahrt; the exposed data came from its CGM KITA daycare-management system covering 16 daycare centres in Berlin. Reports suggest the breach, attributed to the Safepay ransomware group, exposed records for roughly 4,900 families — around 16,000 individuals including parents and their children. The highly sensitive data comprised full names, children's dates of birth and genders, home addresses, phone numbers and email addresses. No passwords were included.
  • Data: Email Addresses Names Phone Numbers Physical Locations Geographic Locations Financial Information Genders Company Information Birthdates
  • Records: 18,062
  • Lines: 4,899
  • Size: 4.92 MB
  • Passwords: No

Frequently Asked Questions

A data breach is unauthorized access to data (often involving account takeover, malware, or misconfigured infrastructure). A data leak is exposure of data due to mistakes like public cloud storage, open databases, or accidental publishing. A database dump is a packaged dataset that may come from a breach, leak, scraping, or aggregation.

Change passwords for any affected accounts immediately, prioritizing email, banking, and any account that shares the same password. Enable multi-factor authentication wherever possible. Monitor your accounts for suspicious activity and consider placing a fraud alert or credit freeze if financial data was exposed.

Start with containment and verification: confirm what data was exposed, identify the entry point, rotate credentials (especially SSO, VPN, email), and enforce MFA. Then investigate affected systems, notify stakeholders as required, and harden controls to prevent recurrence. A structured incident response plan helps keep the work measurable and compliant.

Dark web monitoring helps you spot exposure signals early — before stolen data is widely reused for account takeover or targeted attacks. Monitoring complements vulnerability management by revealing when attackers already have leverage. Pair it with continuous attack surface monitoring and strong Asset Discovery to reduce blind spots.

Not always. Some datasets are old, incomplete, or derived from third parties. However, any exposure increases risk because credentials and personal data can be reused indefinitely. Treat it as a priority signal: rotate credentials, enforce MFA, review suspicious logins, and audit the systems that could have produced the data.

SynScan helps you connect the dots between attack surface exposure, vulnerabilities, and breach signals so you can prioritize remediation and reduce the chance of repeat incidents.